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This is what the first Neanderthal discovered in the Netherlands looked like

He was a fairly stout young man with a noticeable bump above his right eye. Years ago, amateur paleontologist Luc Anthonis came across a special...
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History & Archaeology

Amazingly large Cambrian fossil discovered in Canada

With an estimated length of half a meter, the animal was a giant compared to its contemporaries who were often barely the size of...
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History & Archaeology

Michelangelo’s shoes reveal he was small in stature

Michelangelo was a great artist, but a rather short man, researchers write. The works of Michelangelo Buonarroti are world famous. But we know very...
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History & Archaeology

Scientists may have discovered the oldest works of art on Earth

These are hand and footprints that may have been left by the children of Denisovans between 169,000 and 226,000 years ago. Several years ago, researchers...
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Health & Medicine

Technology behind the corona vaccine may also make a difference in the fight against cancer

Scientists are building on the success of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to also develop a vaccine against cancer. Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine using the...
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Health & Medicine

Delta variant is eight times less impressed with our vaccines than the alpha variant

This is what researchers say in a new study aimed at explaining the success of the delta variant. In December 2020, a new variant of...
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Health & Medicine

Receive the corona vaccine by mail? That may be possible in the future

Scientists are working on two candidate vaccines that don't need to be kept cool. If the vaccines – which are made using viruses that...
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Health & Medicine

For example, the layout of the supermarket can tempt you to make healthier food choices

Often you are tempted to buy unhealthy food in your local supermarket. But a few simple changes in the classification can already make...
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Health & Medicine

Dutch scientists win Ig Nobel Prize

And by finding an explanation for the remarkable fact that people hardly collide even in crowded places. The presentation of the Ig Nobel Prizes is...
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Health & Medicine

Twenty years on, the 9/11 terror attacks are still costing lives

On the day itself, 412 aid workers were killed. In the years that followed, more than 3,400 more died. This is evident from...
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Health & Medicine

Extreme wealth is a problem and a wealth barrier can be the solution

People agree that poverty is a problem. But extreme wealth also has problematic consequences and should actually be tackled, argues political philosopher Dick...
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Health & Medicine

Do you crave more free time? Too much of it isn’t everything!

Being busy all the time can be quite stressful. But researchers are proving that having tons of time isn't the way to happiness,...
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Health & Medicine

Do you take medication? Then your gut bacteria might be snacking on it!

It may lead to medicines being less effective. Researchers write that in the magazine Nature. They rely on experiments. Biotransformation When we take medicines orally,...
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Health & Medicine

All a third corona jab? Unnecessary and ethically indefensible

For most of us it is absolutely unnecessary to get a third corona jab, experts argue in The Lancet. Many governments of rich countries are...
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Health & Medicine

Fear of Siri making the kids bossy and rude seems unjustified

Children effortlessly let go of the bossy communication style they use when talking to Siri when they start talking to people. Most kids love it:...
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Health & Medicine

Smart algorithm can predict with almost 100 percent certainty whether someone will develop Alzheimer’s

If this technique also proves itself in the real world, it will be a big step in the search for a cure for the...
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Health & Medicine

Traditional Japanese dish may be an unexpected weapon in the fight against corona

An extract made from nattō has been shown to inhibit the ability of the coronavirus to infect cells. Nattō is a sticky and strong-smelling traditional...
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Health & Medicine

Fully vaccinated persons significantly less susceptible to the dreaded delta variant

Vaccination reduces the risk of infection by the delta variant by 50 to 60 percent. And anyone who does become infected does not transfer...
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Health & Medicine

COVID-19 is easier to eradicate than polio

But then enough people must be vaccinated and the spread of newly emerging variants must be nipped in the bud. Of course we all want...
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Health & Medicine

COVID-19 can just transform into a childhood disease

As adults become immune, the risk of infection will shift to younger, unvaccinated children, researchers predict. What we know so far about the coronavirus seems...
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